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OFFICIAL RULES FOR MICROSTRATEGY’S
DATA VISUALIZATION CONTEST
1. Contest Description: The MicroStrategy Data Visualization Contest (the "Contest") is designed to highlight the very best dashboards created by students, faculty, and staff members of accredited universities using MicroStrategy Desktop. Dashboards should be submitted into the Contest using MicroStrategy Desktop only, which is complimentary for students, faculty, and staff members. Judges will choose the winning entries and prizes will be awarded in accordance with these Official Rules (the “Rules”).
2. Sponsorship and Eligibility: The Contest is sponsored by MicroStrategy
Incorporated (“MicroStrategy”), with a principal place of business at 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA, 22182, USA. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. The Contest is open only to students, faculty, and staff members who are enrolled at, or work at, accredited universities in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Each entrant must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia at the time of entry. Employees, interns, officers, and
directors of MicroStrategy or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates,
representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment, and marketing agencies, web site providers, web masters, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings and children, regardless of where they live) and those living in the same household (whether related or not) are not eligible to enter or win.
3. Contest Period: The Contest period begins on December 1, 2015 at 9:00:00 A.M. Eastern Time (ET) and ends on January 25, 2016 at 6:00:00 P.M. ET (the “Contest Period”).
4. How to Enter: Entries must be received during the Contest Period. To enter the Contest, entrants should take the following steps:
1. Visit the Contest website available at:
www.microstrategy.com/us/go/dashboard-competition-academics
2. Submit the following Submission Information via the Contest website: 1) your dashboard; and 2) your full name, school, degree level (if applicable),
address, phone number, and email address. Acceptable formats for submitting your dashboard include:
2 § Dashboard in .mstr format; § Dashboard in .pdf;
§ Screenshots of dashboard or Video Recording of dashboard. There is no cost to enter the Contest.
There is no limit on the number of dashboards that can be submitted by eligible entrants provided that all submissions have different purposes. But no entrant may have more than 2 (two) semifinalist dashboards.
Contest Submission Information must: (1) be submitted with approval from the entrant’s school or university, if such permission is required by the school or
university, and must not violate any privacy rules, regulations, statutes, or any other applicable laws; (2) be complete (as determined by MicroStrategy); (3) in English (unless otherwise specified); (4) submitted during the Contest Period; (5) not contain material which is (or promote activities which are) sexually explicit, obscene,
pornographic, violent, self-mutilating (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.), discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g., underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, or harassing; (6) not include mention or performance of any copyrighted media
production including but not limited to music, films, books, television programming, etc., or identifying descriptions of any media property; (7) not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to material that violates privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright
infringement, without limiting the forgoing, video/photo submissions must not include third party trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, photographs, artwork, or sculptures; (8) not feature music that is not originally written, performed and
produced by entrant only; all music featured in any video/photo must be available to publicize and broadcast on a license-free, no compensation basis; (9) not include third parties, including but not limited to minors, celebrities and friends, who have not expressly authorized entrant to display their image, likeness or voice in any
submitted video/photo or otherwise use such image, likeness or voice in accordance with these Rules. Any submission not meeting the above-mentioned criteria will be disqualified.
Entrants will be judged on their dashboards as described in the Rules.
Entries sent by anyone who does not meet the Eligibility requirements or does not comply with these Rules will not be considered eligible entries. MicroStrategy accepts no responsibility for submissions lost, delayed, damaged, defaced, or mislaid, howsoever caused.
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5. Duties of Participants: By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Rules, the Publicity and Liability Release and Statement of Eligibility (the “Release”), and the decisions of MicroStrategy which shall be final. Because these Rules form a legally binding agreement with respect to the Contest, please read them carefully. If you do not agree to the Rules, you are not eligible to participate in the Contest or to win a prize. You agree that submission of an entry in the Contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.
Entrants certify that any data provided to MicroStrategy shall be accurate (with the exception of any “dummy data” submissions); that entrant has the right to provide such data to MicroStrategy for use in the Contest; and the use of any data submitted into the Contest shall not infringe a right of any third party including any third party’s privacy right.
Entrants certify that their submission is original and that they are the sole and
exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted submission (or if they are not sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submission, that they have obtained the necessary permission to include the submission in the Contest) and that they have the right to submit the submission in the Contest. Each entrant agrees not to participate in the Contest in any manner that might: (i) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or
confidentiality obligation; or (ii) otherwise violate applicable law in any countries in the world. Data used in the submitted dashboard may be original or unoriginal. To the extent that the data used in the submitted dashboard is unoriginal, it must comply with the Rules stated above and herein and Entrants must seek permission to use the data from its owner and Entrants must comply with any and all applicable laws in any country, state, or jurisdiction with regard to the use of that data.
6. Limitations of Liability and Releases: The Contest is governed by the laws of the United States. All federal, state, and local laws apply. MicroStrategy and the
employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, and representatives of
MicroStrategy, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions,
failures, or difficulties; (iii) errors in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of MicroStrategy that may cause the contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or
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resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of a prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (vi) any printing, typographical, or other errors in any materials
associated with the Contest. Entrants shall indemnify, defend, and hold
MicroStrategy harmless from and against any damages, claims, or losses incurred by MicroStrategy in connection with MicroStrategy’s receipt and/or use of entrant’s contest submission, Submission Information, and/or dashboard.
The winner agrees (for himself or herself and his or her heirs) that, by accepting the prize, MicroStrategy, along with our affiliates and agents will have no liability, and will be held harmless by the winner for any liability, loss, injury or damage to
property or person, including death, and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance,
possession, use or misuse of the prize or participation in the Contest, even if caused or contributed to by our negligence. You agree that our decisions related to the Contest are final. Each winner agrees that, by participating in the Contest,
MicroStrategy may use the winner’s name, image or likeness in any manner and in any medium for our promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. IN ADDITION, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED
MICROSTRATEGY AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY,
CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED MICROSTRATEGY AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY,
ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH MICROSTRATEGY WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE RULES INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE RULES BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD MICROSTRATEGY, ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND/OR USE OR
ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PRIZE WON.
7. Violation of Contest Rules: Failure to comply with these Rules may result in your disqualification from the Contest. You further agree to comply with and be bound by
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the decisions of MicroStrategy and its judges, which are final and binding in all respects. MicroStrategy reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (2) violating the Rules; (3) violating the terms of
service, conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any MicroStrategy property or service; (4) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or (5) failure to comply with the Rules or Release requirements. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any Entrant concerning identity, postal address, ownership of rights or non-compliance with the Rules may result in the immediate disqualification of an Entrant from the Contest. MicroStrategy further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion, infringes upon any third party right, violates any law or otherwise does not comply with these Rules. In addition, any attempt by an
entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any property or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, MicroStrategy reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8. Judging and Selection of Winners: Any submission that does not comply with the Rules will be disqualified and will not be judged. Entries which comply with the Rules will be judged by a panel of MicroStrategy employees based on the following criteria:
(i) Dashboard Overall Story and application or use case scenario (40%) (ii) Design and Creativity (40%)
(iii) Use of non-native functionality (like D3 and R models) (20%)
Decisions of the judges are final and binding. In the event there are no eligible entries, no prizes will be awarded. If a winner is not able for whatever reason to accept a prize, then MicroStrategy reserves the right to select an alternate semifinalist winner in accordance with these Official Rules.
9. Description of the Prizes: One (1) grand prize winner will win a round-trip for one (1) from the airport closest to the winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Miami, Florida including airfare for one (1), hotel for two (2)
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nights, and one (1) complimentary admission pass to MicroStrategy World Miami scheduled from February 8-10, 2016. Sponsor reserves the right not to provide airfare or hotel if winner lives within one hundred (100) miles of Miami, Florida. Grand prize winner will be required to present his or her dashboard during the MicroStrategy World conference.
Three runners up will each win one (1) complimentary admission pass to
MicroStrategy World Miami scheduled from February 8-10, 2016. The prize for runners up does not include air travel, transportation of any kind, accommodations to or from MicroStrategy World Miami, or any other expenses.
Winners may only use the MicroStrategy World admission pass for its intended purpose: to attend MicroStrategy World Miami 2016. Prize is not redeemable for cash. If a semifinalist winner has already registered one or more representatives to attend the MicroStrategy World Miami 2016, Prize cannot be applied toward a refund of such registered attendee(s). Prize cannot be applied toward any future
MicroStrategy conferences. MicroStrategy World Miami is organized by
MicroStrategy which reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or deny access to the MicroStrategy World events to any entity or individual.
Prize Restrictions and Conditions: Any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and all fees and expenses related to acceptance and use of the prize not specifically stated herein are the responsibility solely of winner. Prize cannot be substituted, assigned, transferred, or redeemed for cash; however, Sponsor reserves the right to make equivalent prize substitutions at its sole discretion, including but not limited to, substituting another hotel for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes or components of a prize. Only one (1) prize is available in this contest. Winner may be required to complete certain tax forms for the appropriate retail value of the prize.
Sponsor will attempt to accommodate winner’s preferred itinerary, but all specifics thereof will be at Sponsor's sole discretion. Winner must execute a Liability Release (where legal) prior to issuance of tickets or travel vouchers. In the event the winner and/or guest engages in behavior during travel that (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal, or that is intended to threaten or harass any other person, or that in any way disparages or adversely affects the reputation, image, and/or customer goodwill of Sponsor or any of Sponsor’s
services, products, trademarks, service marks, or logos, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the travel early, and send winner home with no further obligations or compensation whatsoever to winner (which may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result
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in the winner’s disqualification from the Contest and forfeiture of any (and/or all) prize(s). In the event the winner engages in behavior during travel that (as
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) is illegal, tortious, or subjects winner or guest to arrest or detention, Sponsor shall have no obligation to pay any damages, fees, fines, judgments or other costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever incurred by winner or guest as a result of such conduct. Sponsor shall have no liability for any personal injuries, death, property damage, or other damages or expenses resulting from or arising out of any travel related to the Prize or any other aspect of Prize Winner’s acceptance or use of the Prize.
10. Notification of Winners; Substitution of Prizes: MicroStrategy will notify winners on or about February 1, 2016.
MicroStrategy will notify each potential winner by phone or email and he/she will be required to sign a Release in order to win the prize. If any winner does not respond to email notification or phone calls within two (2) days of its transmission, or should the email be returned as undeliverable or call not be returned for whatever reason after two (2) attempts, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.
In order to win the prize, a potential prize winner will be required to sign and return a Release, within two (2) business days and provide any additional information that may be required by MicroStrategy. Failure to sign the Release and or comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Winners may not substitute or transfer prizes. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. MicroStrategy reserves the right to substitute prizes of an equivalent value should the Contest prizes become unavailable for any reason. All taxes on prize are winners’ responsibility.
11. Additional Terms: We may, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and in our sole discretion, change these rules or cancel the Contest at any time; or modify, terminate, or suspend the Contest should viruses, worms, bugs,
unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond our control that corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Contest or
submission of entries. We are not responsible for: (a) lost, misdirected, late, incomplete, or unintelligible entries or for inaccurate entry information, whether caused by you or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries; (b) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest; (c) any error in the operation or transmission, theft,
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destruction, unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, or for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software, malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure to receive any entry information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or (d) injury or damage to your or any other computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Contest. We may, in our sole discretion, disqualify any individual found to be: (a) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website; (b) acting in violation of these Rules; or (c) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. If your entry is incomplete your entry will be void. The authorized subscriber of the e-mail account used to enter the Contest at the actual time of entry will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these rules in the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple users having the same e-mail account. The authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domains associated with the submitted e-mail addresses. No greater than the number of prizes stated in these Rules will be awarded.
12. Privacy Notice: All information submitted in connection with this Contest will only be used to administer the Contest and for the purposes outlined in the Rules and MicroStrategy’s Privacy Policy, which is available at
http://www.microstrategy.com/Privacy.asp.
13. Media Activity: By participating in this Contest, you agree and hereby grant MicroStrategy permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submissions for any purpose, such as, but not limited to, press and media communications, without any compensation or attribution to you. You also agree to participate in any media or promotional activity regarding the Contest. If you are the winner, you agree that MicroStrategy may use your name and likeness to administer and promote the Contest and to conduct media interviews and promotional events.
14. Disputes: To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief, or to any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and you expressly waive any and all such rights. To the extent that such waiver is not permitted by law, entrant agrees that (except where prohibited): (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate federal or state court located in Virginia;
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(2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and MicroStrategy in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Virginia.
15. Intellectual Property: Any intellectual property infringement, misuse or plagiarism of another’s work in any form or state will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of eligibility to receive a prize. You also agree to allow MicroStrategy to make public statements regarding any disqualifications and any grounds for
disqualification. All intellectual property and industrial property rights in any entries that belonged to the Entrants will remain with the Entrants, but the submissions will otherwise become the property of MicroStrategy, and will not be returned after the Contest. You grant MicroStrategy permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submission for any purpose, including display on the MicroStrategy website, without any attribution or compensation to you.
16. Severability: If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or
unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
17. Inquiries or Questions: Any inquiries or questions regarding this Contest, including any request for the names of the winners, may be sent by email to
[email protected] or by regular mail to the attention of Jessica Murguia,
